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TATETWP.—The trustees plan to pur-chase a new vehicle for the life squad in2013, but otherwise see nomajor expen-ditures.
The new vehicle, costing about$161,000 fully equipped, has been or-dered and should be delivered in June,said Trustee Howard Daugherty.
Trustee Greg Burns said the new ve-hicle is replacing an older one.
“We have three of them,” Daughertysaid of the township’s life squad vehi-cles. “We try to space the purchasesapart.”
Thetrusteesheldtheirorganizationalmeeting Jan. 8 and elected Burns aschairmanandDaughertyvicechairman.
Frank Wilson is the third member of
the board.The trustees will con-
tinue to hold regularmonthlymeetings in 2013at 7 p.m. the second andfourth Tuesday of eachmonth at the townshipfirestation,149N.EastSt.in Bethel.
Burns said the trust-ees may approve some road repavingwork this year, but that has not been de-cided.
Wilson said money is tight for thetownship and he sees no major pur-chases for 2013 other than the life squadvehicle.
“I don’t see anything major comingup here,” Wilson said.
“We keep a tight rein on the budget,”Burns said.
Tate Township trustees topurchase new life squad vehicleBy John [email protected]
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BETHEL —A project to upgrade PlaneStreet through thedowntownareawill bedone in six different phases.
The village in December received agrant from the Ohio Public Works Com-mission for the first phase of the project,which will run along along Plane Streetbetween Ash tandMain streets.
The grant was for $437,000 and re-quires a local match of $120,000.
Mayor Alan Ausman said the localmatchwill comefromazero-percent loanfrom the state.
“This is just the first phase,” Ausmansaid. “It will costmore than $3million to-tal for all phases.”
“The grants are awarded in sections,”Administrator Travis Dotson said. “Thisdoesn’t guarantee we will get grants for
the other sections.”Ausman said the streetscape project
will include new sidewalks, curbs, gut-ters and decorative street lights.
Overhead wiring along Plane Streetwill be moved to side streets, he said.
“It is thebeginningofawholenewlookfor the village,” Ausman said.
Councilmembers Jan.10passedanor-dinanceauthorizingDotsontoenter intoacontract with the firm Brandstetter Car-oll Inc. to provide engineering servicesfor the first phase of the project.
“People are very excited about this,”said council member Donna Gunn. “Weneed to do something with Plane Street.”
Gunn said residents should be patientwith traffic delays during construction.
“It will be one block at a time,” saidGunn.
Work on the first phase of the projectshouldbegin later thisyear,Ausmansaid.
American Heritage Girls helped clean up Plane Street for a project in 2010. The village hasobtained a state grant to overhaul the appearance of downtown Bethel. PROVIDED/FILE
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CLERMONT COUNTY — CommissionerDavid Uible would like to boost econom-ic development - by lengthening the run-way of the Clermont County Airport.
The runway is 3,600 feet long, but forsmallbusiness jets touse it, it needs tobe4,500 feet, saidHal Shevers founder andchair of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, a partnercompany toEasternCincinnatiAviation.
The county commissioners, who ownthe airport,wouldhave roomto lengthenthe runway up to 6,000 feet, if they buypart of the adjacent property adjacent,he said.
“I look at it as economic develop-ment,” Uible said.
Largebusinesseswith locations in thearea, suchas InternationalPaperand3Mcould use the runway for small business
jets.“You’vegot tohavegoodcompanies to
have good jobs, and good companiestravel by executive transportation,”Shevers said.
Uible said the extension could affordthe county the ability to handle overflowfrom Lunken Airport, if necessary.
While some businesses in the areacould benefit from using the airport, thegreatest advantage is the potential forattracting newbusinesses, Shevers said.
Uible said the idea still is in the duediligence stage, but county officials arelooking into howmuch the project couldcost.
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CLERMONT COUNTY —The county commission-ers Jan. 17 opened re-quests for proposals fromtwo agencies for a com-munity alternative sen-tencing center.
Talbert House, 2600Victory Parkway, andClermont Recovery Cen-ter, Inc., 1088 WassermanWay in Batavia Township,submittedproposals toop-erate the center, whichwould offer an alternativeto jail sentences for someindividuals.
Under HB 86, someOVI (Operating VehicleIntoxicated) and non-vio-lent misdemeanor offend-
ers could qualify for resi-dentialprograms in lieuofjail. The programs wouldinclude drug and alcoholtreatment, job skills andother life-skills training,said Municipal CourtJudge James Shriver.
“It’s an attempt tochange criminal think-ing,” he said.
Hesaidtheif thecenteropens inClermontCounty,it would be the first pro-gramming of its type inOhio.
The centerwould oper-ate out of the south side ofthe Clermont County Jail,which has been empty foryears and features class-rooms and training cen-ters, said CommissionerDavidUible.
Shriver said some non-residential specialized op-tions already are avail-able, including intensivesupervision for those at ahigh risk of re-offendingand intensive treatmentfor individuals with men-tal disabilities. Additionaloptions are electronicmonitoring and communi-ty service, he said.
Uible said the threemain goals behind open-ing a center are reducingrecidivism rates, reduc-ing jail overcrowding andreducing the amount ofmoney spent on jail opera-tions.
The cost of keeping aninmate in jail for one yearis about $22,000, said TomEigel, assistant county ad-
ministrator.He said aside from
leasing the space, the costof running the programwould be the vendor’s re-sponsibility.
Eigel said the details ofthe proposals have not yetbeen discussed.
He said a committeewillmeetnextweek todis-cuss the details and scorethe proposals. Based onthe scoring, the commit-tee will make a recom-mendationtobeginnegoti-ationswith one of the ven-dors, he said.
“Our intention is thatwewant to try toget acon-tract before the board inFebruary,”Eigel said. “Wewant to try toget thismov-ingasquicklyaspossible.”
Alternative sentencingcenter proposals openedBy Roxanna [email protected]
Clermont CountyEmergency Manage-ment Agency officialsare interested in com-munity feedback on theAll-Hazard MitigationPlan.
The plan must be up-dated every 5 years forthe county to remain eli-gible for pre- and post-disaster mitigationgrant programs. The re-view and comment peri-od is open through Feb.22.
EMA officials areworking with township,village and city leaderstoupdate theplan,whichis required by federal
regulations.The report can be
read athttp://bit.ly/13QoZXt.Hard copies are avail-able at the 10 ClermontCounty Public Librarybranches.
Complete the feed-back survey athttp://svy.mk/W6B34t.Hard copies of the feed-back survey are avail-able at the libraries.
A final public meet-ing is set for 7 p.m. Feb.7, at the Clermont Coun-ty Engineer’s Office,2381 Clermont CenterDrive in Batavia. All arewelcome to attend.
Mitigation planfeedback sought
CLERMONT COUNTY —The Republican CentralCommittee has recom-mended three candidatesto Gov. JohnKasich to fillthe vacancy left by theretirement of Juvenileand Probate Court JudgeStephanie Wyler.
Tim Rudd, ClermontCountyRepublican chair-man, said the GOP lead-ers met Jan. 16 and rec-ommended ClermontCounty Municipal CourtJudge James Shriver;county Assistant Prose-cutor Mary Lynne Birck;
and Milford attorney Da-vid Hunter.
The governor’s staffasked the recommenda-tions be submitted with-out any rankingorprefer-ence, Rudd said.
Only four candidateswere listed on the ballot.The fourth was MikeMasterson, a juvenilecourt magistrate.
Rudd said Mastersonexpressed interest abouta week before the GOPmeeting.
Two people who ex-pressed interest whenWyler first announcedher retirement - formerAssistant ProsecutorWoody Breyer and Ame-lia attorneyWilliamRapp- withdrew before thevote.
Rudd said the gover-
nor’s office asked thecandidates to submit re-sumes and fill out a ques-tionnaire.
“It was a16-page ques-tionnaire,” he said. “Theyalso asked for examplesof legal writing. When Isent it in the mail, therewas an inch or better inprinted material for eachcandidate.”
Rudd said the gover-nor’s office also will com-plete background checksof the candidates and
conduct in-terviews.
“It’s inthe gover-nor’s handsnow,” hesaid.
Ruddsaid be-cause of
the large number of re-tirements statewide atthe end of 2012, it maytake longer than usual tomake the appointment.
“They (the governor’soffice) warned me itcould take a fewmonths,”he said.
Rudd said under Ohiolaw, the appointmentdoes not have to comefrom the three recom-mended candidates; thegovernor can choose any-one he wants.
is a huge expense,” hesaid. “We’re not trying tobuild an airport. We’rejust trying to lengthen(the runway),” he said.
Hesaidfundingdollars
from theFederalAviationAdministration (FAA)andthe Ohio Department ofTransportation (ODOT)are available for the ex-tension.
The project has beendiscussed at varioustimessince1990,but it hasnever come to fruition, hesaid.
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will meet at 6:30 p.m.Monday, Feb. 4, in theGrant Memorial Build-ing, 100 S. Main St.
New members arewelcome. Contact any Li-ons Club member aboutjoining.
Call the Rooks at 734-6980 for more informa-tion.
The next pancakebreakfast isFeb.16 atBe-thel-Tate High School.
Civil War websiteThe Clermont County
Civil War Commemora-tive Committee has anew website - http://on.fb.me/WAcF99.
One of its 2013 pro-jects is to commemoratethe raid of rebel GeneralJohn Morgan into Cler-mont County July 13,1865. A Morgan Trailthrough the County is un-der development by theOhio Historical Society.Interpretive signswill beplaced in Miamiville andWilliamsburg. An OhioMorgan Trail guidebookwill be published andsold to fund the trail. AfreeOhioJohnHuntMor-gan Heritage Trail pam-phlet also will be pub-lished.
Computer classesComputer classes at
the Anderson SeniorCenter begin the week ofFeb. 18. Classes are of-fered in basic computerinstruction, intermedi-ate classes, word proc-essing, Internet use, Ex-cel spreadsheets, Power-Point andmore. Stop in atthe Senior Center, 7970
Beechmont Ave., to reg-ister. Classes are twohours each for 5weeks ofinstruction and are $60per class. Call 474-3100for more information.
Farm BureauClermont County
Farm Bureau will kick-off the 2013 membershipcampaign with a squaredance from 4 p.m. to 7p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, atElks Run Golf Club, 2000Elk Lick Road in BataviaTownship. Anyone inter-ested in helping with thecampaign is invited.Newmembers can join at thedoor.
The kick-off will givemembers a chance tolearn more about FarmBureau and an opportu-nity to help FarmBureauwhile making newfriends. Volunteers willbe given the materialsthey need to sign newmembers plus a big shotof enthusiasm to getthem on their way to-ward meeting the mem-bership goals.
Cindy Cassell of NewRichmond and VirginiaMeyer of Bethel willserve as membership co-chairs again this year.
Call the county officeat 937-378-2212 or tollfree 888-378-2212 withquestions.
Genealogical societyThe Clermont County
Genealogical Societywill meet at 1 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 2, at the DorisWood Library in Batavia,180 S. Third St. Themeet-ing is free and open to thepublic. Additional infor-mation can be found at:www.rootsweb.ances-
try.com/~ohclecgs/ orcall 723-3423.
The program is Gene-alogy and Technology.What are your favoriteelectronic gadgetswhichhelp you with your gene-alogy? Come prepared toshare information aboutyour favorite tablet,camera, scanner or othergreat hardware and howyou use it for genealogy.
History displayThe Clermont County
Collaborative of Histori-calOrganizations and theClermont County com-missioners have a jointproject on ClermontCounty history. The com-missioners have in-stalled a display case inthe lobby of the admini-stration building, 101 E.Main St. in Batavia.
Each month a differ-ent Clermont County his-torical organization has adisplay on county histo-ry. During January, theClermont County His-torical Society will havea display on Ulysses S.Grant. The display isavailable for viewingduring the regular hoursof the administrationbuilding.
New history websiteThe Clermont County
Historical Society has anew website: www.Cler-mont-County-Histo-ry.org.
The website has manynew features includingcopies of articles thathave appeared in pastnewsletters, photo al-bums, and the latestnotes, a listing of currentand future events, and in-formation on the soci-
ety’s mission.
Monroe GrangeMonroe Grange mem-
bers will meet at 7 p.m.Friday, Feb. 1, at the hall,2644 Ohio 222 in Nichols-ville. They will finalizethe plans for the Feb. 8date to make pillowcasesfor the at-risk children atCincinnati Children’s
Hospital Medical Center.This is just one commu-nity service projectsmembers complete.
New members arewelcome. Call the Rooksat 734-6980 for more in-formation.
The Monroe GrangeCard Partywill be held at7 p.m Saturday, Feb. 2, atthe hall, weather permit-
ting. The cost to play is$1.50 and is open to thepublic.
School meetingThe Bethel-Tate Local
School District Board ofEducation will hold itsnext regular monthlymeeting at 7 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 19, at WilliamBick Primary School.
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During their annual reorga-nizational meeting, the Cler-mont County Veterans’ ServiceCommission appointedCliffRi-ley as the president for 2013.
Riley is known for his manyyears of advocating for veter-ans and his service during theVietnam War. Riley servedmore than 700 days in Vietnamand is a disabled veteran.
Along with civic and indus-try awards, Riley was alsonamed Ohio Vietnam Veteranof the Year by the VietnamVet-erans of America and receivedtheir highest award, the Presi-dent Commendation Medal.The Ohio House and Senatehave honored him for his 40years of veteran advocacy andhe is amember of VietnamVet-erans of America, DisabledAmerican Veterans, Veteransof Foreign Wars, American Le-gion and American Veterans.This is his 11th year on the Vet-eran Service Commission.
Regarding his appointment,Riley said, “It’s truly a privi-lege to continue serving withthe finest staff and teamofVet-eran Service Officers in thestate of Ohio. Also, the Cler-mont County commissionersand the citizens of ClermontCounty have supported our vet-erans with their voice, their ac-tion and their treasure, and wesincerely thank each of you.”
Ohio has one of the largestpopulations of veterans in thenation; though it’s estimatedthat only15 percent receive theservices they’re entitled to re-ceive. Riley is passionate aboutpromoting the services avail-able to veterans and believes itis his mission to inform thepublic of sacrifices made bythose who have served in theU.S. military. Riley said today’s
veterans are a diverse group,with a growing population offemales and a rise in the Na-tionalGuardand reserveveter-ans that were activated for thelast 12 years of war.
“Not only doweprovidehelpto the older and younger gener-ation of veterans, we are alsofacing a huge increase in ill-ness claims that include a va-riety of new disorders as a re-sult of modern warfare. Thistype of assistance requireseducated service officers tohelp veterans walk through theminefield of paperwork,” Rileysaid. He strongly encouragesall veterans, widows or widow-ers of veterans to call the officeor schedule a visit.
Donald Chandler will serveas vice-president. Ken Cookwill be secretary and Bob Derrwill continue to serve as an ac-tive member. Derr was reap-pointed for a five-year termfrom Jan. 15, 2013, to Jan. 14,2018.
The new member is JosephW. Johnston. He is a 100-per-cent service-connected dis-abled veteran who served inthe Vietnam and Persian Gulfwars. He was elected nationalsenior vice commander of the1.2-million-member DAV at theorganization’s 2012 nationalconvention in Las Vegas.
Johnston joined the U.S.Army in 1966, serving first asan enlisted soldier and later asa commissioned officer.His ca-reer as an Army ranger andparatrooper included serviceas a member of the 101st Air-borne Division, 1st Infantry Di-vision, 10th Mountain Division,2d Infantry Division, 82d Air-borne Division, 7th U.S. Corpsand Joint Chiefs of Staff.He re-tired at the rank of colonel in
1992 and was inducted into theOhio Veterans Hall of Fame in2007.
Having earned a master’sdegree in both business and ex-ecutive management fromCentral Michigan Universityand the Army’s Command andGeneral Staff College, John-ston brings 18 years of experi-ence in management and fi-nance to the board. Since hismilitary retirement, he hasworked for nonprofit organiza-tions and he has served as amember of Greater CincinnatiBehavioral Health Services forthe past 14 years. The GreaterCincinnati Behavioral HealthService is the largest social ser-vice organization in the Tris-tate and Johnston currentlyserves as their chief operationsofficer. In 2009-2010, he wasrecognized as a Cincinnati CFOof theYear and as a recipient ofthe Greater Cincinnati SecondAct Award in 2011. Johnston,his spouse, Vicki Linn and their17-year-old son live inWilliams-burg. Their family also in-cludes three grown sons, adaughter and six grandchil-dren.
This past October HowardDaugherty became the new ex-ecutive director, replacingDanny Bare who retired inMay. Daugherty served as acommissioner on the boardfrom1999 to 2012 and said he ishonored to now serve as the ap-pointed executive director.
Daugherty said, “I’m hopingto create a more visual pres-ence in the county for the com-mission and I’m looking for-ward tocollaboratingwith localagencies to spread awareness.”
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WILLIAMSBURG — PoliceChief Michael Gregory Jan. 10wrote a letter of apology toMayorMaryAnn Lefker, in re-sponse to a Dec. 30 incident indowntown Cincinnati.
Gregory may have beencited fordisorderly conduct in-volving public drunkennessand urination, according to aJan. 1 Cincinnati Enquirer sto-ry.
In addition to the letter, heserved a three-day suspensionwith no pay, Lefker said.
“We’removing on now,” shesaid.
Gregory declined to com-ment.
The letter,whichwaspostedon the village of Williams-burg’s website reads:
DearMayor:Please accept this letter as
my humble and sincere apolo-
gy tomyfamily, thevillage andthe Williamsburg communityfor theunfortunate andembar-rassing events that occurredon the night of Dec. 30, 2012. Itwas not my intention to createsuch an embarrassing situa-tion.Myactionswerea lapseofjudgment that were truly dis-respectful, inappropriate andunprofessional.
Asafather,husbandandser-vant to thepublic Ihavealwaysstrived to be a positive exam-ple to my family and the com-munity, but also I am humanand unfortunately made thismistake. I cannotmake any ex-cuses for my actions and I amverysorryforwhat transpired.
I have certainly been hum-bled by this incident and willput forth my best effort to re-gain and rebuild the trust andrespect of my family, the vil-lage and the community.
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Police chief apologizesto mayor and villageBy Roxanna [email protected]
BATAVIA TWP. — The trust-ees Jan. 7 were asked to con-sider adding tennis courts tothe recreational facilitiesavailable at the township com-munitycenter andparkat1535Clough Pike.
Amber Kelley, a resident ofthe Lexington Run subdivi-sion, told the trusteessheoftencomes to the parkwith her sonto use the playground.
“The park is wonderful,”she said. “But I have one sug-gestion - tennis courts. Wedon’t have any here.”
Kelley said most of the rec-reational facilities at the park
areaimedatyoungpeople, andtennis courts would be some-thing older residents coulduse.
“Adults loves to play ten-nis,” she said.
Kelley, who is the girls ten-nis coach at Batavia HighSchool, said the courts couldbe used by the high school aswell as the community.
She said there are no tenniscourts at the high school.
Trustee Bill Dowdney said,“I’m inyour court” on theneedfor tennis facilitiesat thepark.
“It just a matter of priori-ties,” he said. “It’s on the wishlist, but not at the top yet.”
The 71-acre park includesbaseball and soccer fields.
BETHEL — Two cosmetologystudents from Grant CareerCenter Jan. 25 will fly to LongBeach, California, for the In-ternational Salon and Spa Ex-po.
The trip is a yearly incen-tive for cosmetology studentsto achieve perfect attendance.
Junior Alexandria Nissel ofBethel-Tate and senior AmberBuckley of New Richmondwere selected to take the tripwith instructors Sue Goodmanand Lori Messner.
The studentswere informedabout the incentive at the be-ginning of the school year. Inaddition to perfect attendance,students had to display a posi-tive attitude, achieve honorroll standingandbe involved inschool activities.
“I tried to aim for it,” Nisselsaid. “I tried to do everything Icould to get it.”
Although the students re-ceived regular updates aboutwho was in the running, Nisselsaid shewas surprised to be se-lected despite having a two-minute tardy.
“I’m really lucky to be ableto go on this trip,” she said.
Shesaid she is excited tocel-ebrate her birthday Jan. 26 atthe exposition, but she is alsonervous to fly on an airplanefor the first time.
“I think right now I’m mostnervous about the plane ride,”she said.
Messner said Nissel and
Buckley will benefit from theexposure to professional prod-ucts andpeople in the fieldwhoare successful and, in somecases, famous.
“A lot of the vendors areselling newproducts and doingnew techniques,” she said.
In October, Buckley went toanexposition inColumbuswithher instructors and many of
her classmates. She said sheparticularly enjoyed the class-es about extensions in Colum-bus and hopes to learn aboutmore dramatic extensions inLong Beach.
She is looking forward to thetrip, but she said it “hasn’t real-ly sunk in yet.”
“The Columbus show is anice show, but it’s nothing com-
pared to California and NewYork,” Goodman said.
This is the thirdyearMessn-er andGoodmanare taking stu-dents to Long Beach. They alsotook students to New York inthe past.
Goodman said she andMessner usually take one ju-nior and one senior each year.
“It’s fun to watch them be-
cause everything is new,”Messner said.
While Nissel and Buckleywill be the only students on thetrip, their classmates will ben-efit as well, she said.
The students have an as-signment to take pictures,bring back pamphlets and cre-ate a PowerPoint presentationabout their experiences.
Students travel to Long Beach
Junior Alexandria Nissel, left, and senior Amber Buckley of Grant Career Center were selected to fly Jan. 25 to Long Beach, California, for theInternational Salon and Spa Expo. The two cosmetology students were selected to attend the exposition as part of a perfect attendance incentiveorganized by instructors Lori Messner and Sue Goodman and Superintendent Ken Morrison. THANKS TO PAMMCKINNEY
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The Pasta for Pennies pro-gram to benefit the Leukemia/LymphomaSocietywill runFeb4 to Feb. 26 at Felicity-FranklinMiddle and High schools.
Students are asked to bringin their spare change duringthat time to help find a cure forblood-related cancers, as wellas other cancers. Every fourminutes, another child orgrown-up will be diagnosedwith a blood cancer.
Students will have a chanceto make a difference for localkids with cancer and fund re-search around theworld to find
cures. This has been such a suc-cess in past years as studentswork together to raise moneyand make a positive impact onthe lives of blood cancer pa-tients. The goal this year is$2013.
Donations can also be madeonline atwww.schoolandyouth.org/SOH.Clickdonatenow,scrolldowntoOhio/Southern Ohio Chapter,find Felicity-Franklin MiddleSchool or High School on thelist, and click it. Help studentsmake this the best campaignever.
Pasta for Pennies programhosted by Felicity-Franklin
FELICITY-FRANKLINMIDDLE SCHOOLThe following students were namedto the honor roll for the second nineweeks of the 2012-2013 school year.
Grade 5Peggy Alexander, Madison Baird,Elijah Bowling, Harlie Brandenburg,Hailey Brock, Christina Bruegge-mann, Alexis Carnahan, SamuelClark, Ian Collins, Amy Davenport,Tessa DeBell, Ellie Hoog, JocelynJohnson, Emma Lewin, CassidyLouderback, Anton Lung, AidanMahaffey, Logan Moore, MadisonMoore, Mallory Obermeyer, ConnorPaul, Riley Pinger, Gabriel Proffitt,Bryce Reeves, Austin Sharp, KodySwinford, Olivia Taylor, SummerTaylor, Autumn Wright, Tylor Wright
Jan. 19, Bethel-Tate beat Win-ton Woods in round one, With-row in round two, and Monroein round five.
Monroe beat Bethel-Tate in
the state regional team tourna-ment Jan. 23 at Ross. Record-ing pins for the Tigers on theday were sophomore Aric Pe-ters at 120 pounds, senior Bri-an Carter at 132 and junior Ty-ler Krekeler at 170.
Boys basketball» Felicity-Franklin lost to
New Richmond 88-54 on Jan.
22. Senior Christopher Smithled the Cardinals with 15 in thedefeat.
The Cardinals beat Cler-mont Northeastern 60-53 onJan. 25. Smith led againwith17points.
» Bethel-Tate lost to Oyler57-39 on Jan. 22. Tyler Atkinsled theTigers in the losswith11points.
On Jan. 25, Bethel-Tate beatNorwood 58-53 as Jason Ad-ams had 24 points.
» McNicholas beat RogerBacon 51-49 on Jan. 25. JuniorDanny Byrne had 14 points.
Girls basketball» Bethel-Tate beat Oyler 69-
15 on Jan. 22 as freshman JuliaJenike had 18 points.
The Lady Tigers lost to Nor-wood on Jan. 24, 47-38. Sopho-more Brooke Jenike had 13points in the defeat.
» Felicity-Franklin beatClermont Northeastern 52-41on Jan. 24 as senior Arica Stutzand freshman Ashley Mooreeach had 16 points.
FELICITY — With a senior-laden roster, the boys basket-ball wins at Felicity-Franklinhave still not come easy.
Regardless of the competi-tion, when your tallest player is6-foot-2, it’s tough to succeed inany league. As a result, the Car-dinals have won a few, had afew tight ones and a few blow-outs at the hands of teams withdeeper personnel.
“We’re playing pretty wellfor what we’ve got,” coach Da-mon Smith said. “We have noth-ing to accomplish in the leaguebut a little pride. We’re playingfor a little better positioning inour tournament.”
Heading into February, thebest Felicity-Franklin can do isfollow the tried-and-true “onegame at a time” philosophy.
Some of the games seniorguard Bradlee Prather has hadshows the Cardinals have ashooter’s chance.
Against St. Bernard Jan. 15,the 5-foot-11 guard tickled thetwine for 29 points. Some camefrom the three-point line, butmany were from the charitystripe.
“He was 14-for-15 from thefree-throw line,” Smith said.“Weshot reallywell; 25 for 31orsomething like that. We need togo to the free-throw line (towin).”
Prather was a first-teamSouthernBuckeye Conference-National Division player in soc-cer for Felicity-Franklin, butSmith thinks he may be betterat scoring with his hand as op-posed to his foot.
“He’s kind of a streakyshooter,” Smith said. “Whenhe’s on, it makes a difference.”
After struggling early, someof the Cardinals were movedaround to enhance the offense.One of those moves involvedpushing 6-foot-1 ChristopherSmith from underneath thebasket to the perimeter.
“We made a few changes insome things,” Smith said.“Boys weren’t going the waythey should’ve been, so wemade some adjustments. Itwasn’t winning (games) theway it was, so something had tochange.”
The switch initially hurt theCardinals in the rebounding de-partment, but the senior for-ward has now adapted. Theyounger Smith still leads theteam in rebounding averagingjust over seven per game.
“We weren’t getting anyscoring at all and had to movehim out,” Smith said. “Hedraws a lot of attention. He can
hit from the outside and drivethe ball to the basket. Bradlee’spretty good at that too. Uttergets in there among the treesand gets clobbered.”
Utter is sophomore JordanUtter. On a teamwith eight sen-iors, he’s the youngest and oneof the shortest at 5-foot-7.
He’s also the team’s bestthree-pointmarksman in termsof shooting percentage. He av-erages around six points pergame and leads the team insteals.
While contributing this year,he’ll likely be the focus of nextyear’s squad.
“We’ll have to start all overagain, but at least it’s someonewith someplaying experience,”
Smith said. “There’s two orthree boys on that JV team thatcan help us in the future.”
Smithknew thatUtterwouldplay varsity this season basedon his talent. Promoting otherunderclassmen from the re-serve or freshman team wasn’tpossible due to numbers issues.
“He (Utter) stillmakes a fewsophomore mistakes, but forthemost part, he’s gettingmoreconfident,” Smith said. “He’sstarting to play a little bitsmarter. He’s going to work atit. He loves the game. For him,there’s a future playing hereand a great opportunity if wecan develop somebody to goalong with him.”
Rounding out the Cardinals’
main contributors for this sea-son are senior post playersShane Reese and Ethan Rudd.Reese is the team’s third-lead-ing scorer and second-leadingrebounder. Rudd has been con-sistent under the basket hittingmore than 50 percent of hisshots.
“Rudd’s a real pleasant sur-prise this year,” Smith said.“He’s really giving 110 percentthe whole time.”
Felicity-Franklin is next onthe floor at Batavia on Feb. 1,seeking to avenge a two-pointloss to the Bulldogs earlier inthe season. After that, it’s ahome game with GeorgetownFeb. 5, at Williamsburg Feb. 8and the regular-season finalewith Fayetteville Perry Feb. 13.
“Hopefully we get a goodfinish to our season and win agame or two in the tourna-ment,” Smith said.
Cardinals tryto attack fromthe outside
Ethan Rudd of Felicity-Franklin wins the tip and gets a face full of armfrom Austin Thompson of Clermont Northeastern. The Cardinalsdefeated CNE Jan. 25. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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NEW RICHMOND —While the New RichmondLady Lions swim team is6-2 in dual and tri meetsthis season, coach JudyMiddeler isn’t concernedwith that.
She is concerned abouther girls dropping timesand getting ready for thepostseason.
“I’ve been real pleasedwithhow thegirls areper-forming,” Middeler said.“…We are focusing ontimes and making surethey are improving thosetimes.”
One group that hasbeen improving its timeall season long is the 400-yard freestyle relay teamof Jessica Nazareth, Ash-lee Lewis,MeganWoolumand Kara Burns. The fourset a new school record atthe Southwest Ohio HighSchool Swimming andDiving Classic Jan. 20with a time of 4:13.83. Theold recordwas set in1984.
“They did a great job,”Middeler said. “It was agreat teameffortandtheyput it all together. I’ve
been waiting on the timesto come down so we couldbreak it.”
They girls aren’t satis-fied yet. The same fourare now looking to breakthe 200-yard freestyle re-lay mark set in the early1990s, according to Mid-deler.
Burns isn’tonlygettingit done in the relays. Ac-cording to the New Rich-mond athletics blog, thesenior has won nine indi-vidual events this seasonin both the 500-yard free-style and 100-yard breast-stroke events.
ForNazareth – a junior– she has battled backfrom some throat andlung issues from a yearago and was able to gether 100-yard freestyletime down to 1:03.00 from1:08.00 last season.
Junior Paige Andersonhasbeenproductive in the200-yard individual med-ley , but the biggest sur-prise for Middeler hascome from the youngerBurns, Claire. The soccerplayer and cross-countryrunner came out of no-where to excel in the 100-yard backstroke.
Aside from being part of the record-setting 400-yardfreestyle relay team, New Richmond senior Kara Burns isgetting it done in the 500-yard freestyle and 100-yardbreaststroke events. FILE ART
The following is the addressdelivered byMayor Alan AusmanJan. 10. For space concerns, theaddress was divided into twosections and the first appeared inThe Bethel Journal Jan. 24.
Also in 2013, we are stillfighting a familiar battle withthe USDA and the ALB. To bequite honest, I do not knowwhere we stand as everythingas fallen quiet as it pertains tothe environmental assessment.Like you, I wonder how thisprocess will play out. We areprepared to teamwith the Be-thel ALB citizens group to dowhatever is necessary to saveour trees. I think I speak foreveryone on this council whenI say I am not prepared tostand idly by and allow the U.S.
government tocut down ourhealthy trees. Iwould like tothank Bill andPatti Skvarlafor ... workalong with thecountless oth-ers who put inmany, manyhours on our
behalf defending our commu-nity. It is easy to believe thatthis is not a fight that affectsyou. But if the USDA decidesto go with option C and do ahost tree eradication it willdefinitely affect us all. Weshould all make an effort tosupport this group in whateverwaywe can whether it is mone-
tarily ormoral support. Wehave a beautiful communityand would love to see it staythat way.
Also, 2012 was a year of bigchanges in our employees withthe village. There has been alarge turnover in staffing thispast year. Our new employeeshave been a great addition tothe village. They along withour current employees in ourpublic works department andpolice department formwhat Ibelieve is the best group ofemployees this village has everassembled. They work veryhard and their work is evident.I would like to thank all theemployees of the village ofBethel and our administrativestaff of Travis Dotson, Bill
Gilpin and Police ChiefMarkPlank for their diligent work. Itis greatly appreciated by coun-cil andmyself.
Lastly, I would like to ad-dress council. Thank you forthe work you did this past year.There were times that we alldisagreed, but in the end weworked toward a common goalof moving the village forward.I look forward to a new yearwhere we as a council can worktogether in helping this villageprosper. Each of you bringssomething of value to the tablefor the betterment of our vil-lage. Thank you again for yourwillingness to serve the villageof Bethel and its residents.
In closing, I would like tothankmywife Sharon andmy
family for the sacrifice of timeand support over this past year.Even in a small village, there ismuch time that my thoughtsare taken away frommy fam-ily and their patience is trulyappreciated.
I look forward to an excitingyear, one in which big changesare sure to come our way. I askfor your prayers for our vil-lage, this council andmyself. Ibelieve we are a blessed peoplebecause we are a communitythat honors God.MayGodbless you and your family thiscoming year andmayGodbless the village of Bethel.
Alan Ausman is themayor ofBethel. He delivered this State of theVillage Address during the regular
council meeting Jan. 10.
Mayor looks forward to an exciting year
Alan AusmanCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Folks, we live in a timewhen few people believe ina literal hell. Yet, God’sWord emphatically de-clares that there is, andthat we are to avoid it. Andeven though mankind con-stantly changes his opinion,his belief or unbelief as the
case may be,concerningthe veryexistence ofGod muchlike the ag-nostics whocling to theiropinion thatthe absolutecertainty ofGod is un-knowable.However,
mankind’s unbelief or skep-ticism does not change thefact that He is coming backfor those who believe, andthose who choose to rejectJesus as their Savior, whodo not believe, will sufferthe wrath of God..Eternally.
I realize that preachingon hell today is unpopular,but that does not negate thereality of it. Some folks Ihave talked to are con-vinced that this is the“hell” the Bible is speakingof, that we are goingthrough presently on thisearth. But I assure you, itis not. The suffering thatwe are currently experi-encing is as a result of the“evil” that is in the world.It is as a result of the con-sequences of this worldrejecting the only begottenSon of God. Furthermore, ifyou think it is bad now, Iam afraid you have notseen anything yet ... but it’scoming.
Revelation 16:9 declaresthat “ ... men werescorched with great heat,and blasphemed the nameof God, which hath powerover these plagues: andthey repented not to giveHim the glory.” This is ofcourse taking place duringthe Tribulation Period, butnotice these people knewGod was responsible fortheir pain and suffering,yet they would not repent.Don’t you find that odd?But let me really blow yourmind, they could not re-
pent. Why? Because theyhad received the “mark” ofthe beast; they had wor-shiped his image as Revela-tion 16:2 declares. They hadsealed their fate. 2 Thessa-lonians 2:10-12 reveals whythis happened, “ ... becausethey loved not the truth,that they might be saved.And for this cause Godshall send upon them astrong delusion, that theyshould believe a lie. Thatthey all might be damnedwho believe not the truth,but had pleasure in unrigh-teousness.”
Folks, God did not createfish with fins, until he cre-ated an ocean for them toswim in. He did not createbirds with wings to fly untilhe had made an atmos-phere for them to fly in.Almighty God did not makeman until he had made anearth to put him in. Andjust as sure as God createdall these things for ourbenefit, He put with-in us alonging to be with Him, avoid that can only be filledby Him. Remember in Luke16:23, the rich man liftedup his eyes in hell, and theBible clearly tells us thathe was in torment ... he wassuffering in tremendousagony hoping for just onedrop of water from Lazarusto cool his parched tongue.But he received none. Noprayers will be answered inhell.
Even in our naturalworld when a man breaks alaw, depending on the se-verity of the crime, he willbe put in prison. And ifmankind continues to rebelagainst God, what choicedoes God have but to putman in a prison called hell.And just as mankind mustexact a penalty for brokenlaws, so must AlmightyGod exact a penalty forrejecting His Son. The timefor praying is now. Thetime for repentance is now.Today is the day of salva-tion, the Bible says, toharden not your hearts.Your unbelief will notchange God’s plan. Thechoice is yours.
Ben Hurst is the pastor ofNorthside Baptist Church in
Bethel.
The everlastinghome of the doomed
Ben HurstCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST
Jan. 23 question:What are your expectations
for President Obama’s secondterm?
“In answer to your question,I believe the president will con-tinue on his mission to ‘funda-mentally change’ this countryinto a 3rd world country. Hewants to seriously reduce ourmilitary because he will needenormous amounts of money tofund Obamacare. What peopledo not realize is, he does nothave a typical American mind-set. He was raised in his earlychildhood years in Indonesia,and spent several years is amuslim school. That helpedform his mind. (The Commu-nists many years ago used tosay, ‘Give us your child until heis 7 years old and then you canhavehimback.’Theyknewtheycould brainwash them.) Thenwhen the president was in col-lege he had 2 Pakistani roommates. They, no doubt, influ-enced him further. That’s whyhe has an Asian mindset. Hedoes not believe that Americashould be at a higher level thanother countries. When he trans-ferred to Columbia University,he was exposed to Socialism. InColumbia’s core curriculum is acourse in ‘Euro-centrism,’which is raw Socialism. So hismain influenceshavebeenfromIslam in his childhood and So-cialism in his college years.Many people believe he is just aliberal, but he is actually anideologue. He easily passeshimself off as a politician, buthe really isn’t.
“Many people like him, butthey really don’t know him, be-cause none of these thingswerebrought out in his early cam-paigns. They only focused onhis race and his speaking abili-ty.But ifhe issuccessful inwhathe wants to do, then Americawillneverrise tobeasuperpow-er again.
“We will wind up in the dust-bin of history.”
C.C.
“Let me start with the littlesound bite captured when Oba-ma was talking to the Russian,Medvedev, back in early 2012,and he told him to tell Putin thathe would havemore 'flexibility'after his election. What doesthat tell you?
“You would have a hard timefinding an Obama opponentwhowasn't aware of his agenda,which is to fundamentallytransformour country from the
free democracy it has been to asocialist paradise of which hedreams. He's doing it bit by bitby bit, and I only hope the U.S.can survive the next four years.
“I expect more taxes for ev-eryone (except for that bottompart of our population who nev-er payany taxes), I expectmoreruin of our health care system,loss of practicing physicians,decline in quality of medicaltreatment, etc. Iexpectcontinu-ing high unemployment and anincreasing national debt.
“One of the things that amaz-es me is how Obama talks criti-cally of the 'rich,’ saying thatthey shouldn't live the good lifewhile others go without.
“Uh, excuse me, Mr. Presi-dent, but what do you call itwhen you live in the lap of luxu-ry, rent free, for eight years,with all the servants youwant, afancy airplane and crew to takeyouonyourvacations toHawaiiand elsewhere, collecting your$400,000 annual salary (ofwhich you can probably save100 percent since everythingyouandyour familyneed ispro-vided free of charge). I knowwhat I call it: 'hypocrisy.’”
Bill B.
“I think his first term was a
wash. Things are the same to-day for my family as they werefour years ago and that isn'tgood.Onthe international sceneAmerica's image has taken sev-eral big hits despite Obama's'apology tour' early in his ad-ministration.
“I had hoped Obama's 'Hopeand Change' would producemoreoverthosefouryears;nowI hope any future changes willbe good, but I'm not optimistic.”
R.V.
“Obama is a skilled commu-nicator. If he means what hesays about climate change, per-haps we can start talking abouthow much money can be savedwith sensible energy efficiencyprograms and speeding the en-try of the low cost renewablesinto themarket.Wind is alreadycompetitive in Ohio, and whilesolarphotovoltaicsarenotquitethere, theyhavedropped15per-cent or more in cost each yearfor the last twodecades, andaregoing to be competitive here inOhio in a few more years. Ohioelectric utilities are alreadysaving hundreds of millions ofdollars each year with efficien-cy programs.
“We don't need a mandate, ifwe just examine the barriers tothe lowest cost energy options,removethem,andstopsubsidiz-ing mature dirty technologiesmore than we subsidize cleanand sustainable technologieswhich are on the verge of out-growing their subsidies.
“The climate conversationshould be about no-losers andcreatingeconomicgrowth,notacontest between the flat-earth-ers and academics who have noidea howmuch energy costs.”
N.F.
“More of the same old ‘I can
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BETHELJOURNAL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
Hall of Fame to welcome BareCLERMONT COUNTY — For-
merveteransservicescommis-sion Executive Director DanBare soon will be inducted intothe OhioMilitaryHall of Fame.
Bare officially will be in-ducted May 3 at the VeteransPlaza of the Ohio Statehouse, 1Capitol Square.
Unlike the Ohio VeteransHall of Fame, which honorsveterans for civic duty, theOhio Military Hall of Fame isspecifically for decorated com-bat veterans.
Bare was selected as an in-ductee after being nominatedby representatives from theClermontCountyVeteransSer-vices Commission office.
“I’mabsolutelyhonored,” hesaid.
A veteran must have beenborn in Ohio or be conscriptedforservice in thestateandhavea U.S. military medal for valor,which was received for a spe-cific act of heroism.
Bare, who re-ceived an ArmyCommendationfor Valor in 1968,was nominatedfor assisting afellow soldier inVietnam.
During a fire-fight May 30,
1968, he sawa fellowsoldiergethit and tried to help move himto where he would be medi-vaced out of the combat zone.
While helping the other sol-dier, Bare got shot, but he con-tinued offering assistance.
He said he was doing “whatanyone would do.”
Although he is honored bythe induction, he said the honoris for military men and womenwho died in combat.
“Every one of them shouldreceive a medal of honor,” hesaid. “Whatmorecanyoudo foryour country than lay your lifedown?”
During the induction cere-mony, citations of valor will beread for each inductee, and
theywill be formallypresentedwith the Ohio Medal of Valor.
“I think it’s thebiggesthonorthat he’s had,” said his wife,Connie Bare.
The medal was designed byEd Arthur in 1990 and repre-sents sacrifices made for free-dom, while acknowledging re-cipients for their representa-tion of the state, according tothe Ohio Military Hall of Famewebsite.
“This is something I canshare with my grandchildren,”Bare said.
He said he hopes his induc-tionwill help him teach them tobe givers, not takers.
Veterans Services Commis-sion Executive Director How-ardDaugherty,whoalsoservedin the Army during the Viet-namWar, was inducted into theOhio Military Hall of Fame in2006.
“It’s a very prestigious hon-or,” Daugherty said.
The inductionceremonywillbegin at 11:30 a.m. May 3 at theOhio Statehouse in Columbus.
Danny Bare, in hat, was grand marshal of the Nov. 11, 2012, VeteransDay Parade in Batavia. With him are his grandchildren Eva and CarsonKellerman. His wife Connie is sitting in front. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY
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Before Ray Harvey reachedhis first birthday, his mother,Jennifer Bradford, knew therewas something special abouthowmusic touched his soul.Without knowing how to walkyet, he showed interest in play-ing the xylophone and strum-ming the guitar.
At age 2, Harvey of GoshenTownship was diagnosed withautism. Music was somethingthat always seemed to makehim happy, Bradford said. “Itwas an escape, and it was verycalming for him to do anythingwith music – listening to it orplaying it.”
With both his father andstepfather being musicians,Harvey always has been sur-rounded by music. Bradfordbought her son his first key-board when he was 3 years old,and he immediately started toteach himself to play.
“In kindergarten he startedlessons and we were surprisedwhen his teacher told us at hisfirst lesson that he actuallyalready knew how to read themusic,” Bradford said. Fromkindergarten through secondgrade, Harvey would lookforward to every Thursdaybecause he knew he couldwatch the band practice afterschool.
“When he was in kindergar-ten they had music once aweek, and the music roomwasacross from his classroom,”said Bradford. “They couldn’tkeep him out of it because ofthe piano, so they started usingit as a reward for good behav-ior, doing all of his work andfollowing the rules. Theywould let him go in there andplay the instruments.”
At home, Harvey has hisownmusic roomwith a fulldrum, trumpet, trombone,xylophone, full keyboard, tam-bourine, harmonica and vari-ous other percussion instru-
ments. He and his stepfather,Lonnie Buckley, have theirown little jam sessions righthere in our house,” said Brad-ford.
Harvey, who is now in thirdgrade, attends Spaulding Ele-mentary. In the beginning ofthe year, they continued usingmusic as a reward by lettinghim watch the fifth-grade bandpractice.
“The teachers would allowhim to pick up the instrumentsand they noticed that he knewhow to play themwithout evereven learning to play that in-
strument before. They sawpotential in him and let himjoin the band,” she said.
That gesture has enabledHarvey to flourish more thispast school year than his fam-ily has ever seen before. Eventhough he only speaks in two-to-three word sentences, Har-vey connects with the otherband members and showsleadership skills.
“He conducts, draws thescales on the chalkboard andteaches the other students,”said Bradford.
The teachers and specialistsat Spaulding are happy withHarvey’s involvement andresponse to the band.
“Ray’s musical gifts inspireothers and remind people ofthe importance of focusing onstudents’ abilities, rather thantheir disabilities,” said NatalieNeville, Spaulding Elementarysocial-communication andbehavior intervention special-ist. “Thanks to Ray’s involve-ment in band, the help of hisband teacher, Mrs. (Meliss)Mirus, and the support of hisparents, Ray has really grownbehaviorally, socially and aca-demically this year and we areall very proud of him.”
“He doesn’t need words totell us. It is completely obviousthat music is his life,” she said.“Band has given him the confi-dence that he never has hadbefore. You should see how hewalks down the hall carryinghis trombone with his headheld high. He feels like hebelongs to something now.”
Harvey’s confidence withmusic has carried over to theway he is socially interactingwith others as well, said Brad-ford. “Before this, he reallyonly had eye contact with me,his stepfather, dad or his aids.You had to force it out of him.He now is looking people in theeye a lot more than he used to.It is unbelievable the way mu-sic and band have helped himblossom.”
Mom of child with autism sees a
MIRACLETHROUGH MUSIC
Ray Harvey of Spaulding Elementary School in Goshen conducts theschool band. THANKS TO CHRISTY SCHUTTE
Ray Harvey, a third-grader atSpaulding Elementary School inGoshen, plays many instrumentsincluding the trombone. THANKS TOCHRISTY SCHUTTE
Ray Harvey of Spaulding Elementary School in Goshen enjoys playingthe piano and a number of other musical instruments. THANKS TO CHRISTY
SCHUTTE
B2 • BETHEL JOURNAL • JANUARY 31, 2013
THURSDAY, JAN. 31Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, 3054 Lindale-Mount Holly Road, Ages 10 andup. All experience levels. $5.310-5600; www.robin513.zum-ba.com.Monroe Township.
Music - AcousticAcoustic Thursday, 7-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,204 Front St., Peacock Stage. Tryout new originals or play oldclassics. Free. 843-6040;www.facebook.com/green-kayakmarket. New Richmond.
Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.
NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Visitor Center. Share cupof coffee or tea with friendswho enjoy watching birds. Ages21 and up. Members free: Non-members pay daily admission.831-1711, ext. 125; www.cincyna-ture.org. Union Township.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs. 474-3100; www.jobsearchlearnin-glabs.wikidot.com. AndersonTownship.
Dining EventsFish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. MaryChurch - Bethel, 3398 Ohio 125,Includes fish, shrimp, sides,desserts and drinks. Carryoutavailable. Presented by Men ofSt. Joseph. 734-4041. Bethel.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Yoga thatbegins and ends in chair. Stand-ing poses when applicable.Focus on core strength, flexibil-ity, breathing and relaxation.$5. Presented by Yoga withSharon. 237-4574. Amelia.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2Dining EventsOpen House, 12:30-2 p.m.,Dream Dinners - Anderson, 7500Beechmont Ave., Suite 413,Complementary dinner samples,learn how to simplify dinner-time with Dream Dinners con-cept and earn raffle tickets forprizes. Free. 233-3732. AndersonTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $5. Present-ed by Yoga with Sharon. 237-4574. Amelia.
Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, 106 E.Main St., Each week, Jo-El or
Jason Griffin take stage as Elvis.Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.
NatureGreater Cincinnati Fly FishingShow, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oasis GolfClub and Conference Center,902 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Skip Morris is featured speakerand fly tyer. Educational flyfishing speakers and fly tyingdemonstrations. More than 50vendors and exhibitors. Castingpond and activities for children.Raffles and door prizes. BenefitsBuckeye United Fly Fishers. $10.Presented by Buckeye United FlyFishers Inc. 683-0286;www.buckeyeflyfishers.com.Loveland.Cabin Fever, 10-11:30 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Learn about lives of earlypioneers. Storytelling, folk songsand other activities of the time.Dress for weather. Memberadult, child: $4. Non-memberadult, child: $6. Registrationrequired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.Groundhog Day Hike forFamilies, 2-4 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Long BranchFarm and Trails, 6926 GaynorRoad, Meet at white CreeksideBarn. Learn to whistle like awoodchuck as you search forsigns of the illusive groundhog.Concludes with hot chocolateand marshmallow roasting.Member adult, child $2; Non-member adult, child $6. Regis-tration required. 831-1711.Goshen Township.
PetsPuppy Social, 10-11 a.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.
Volunteer EventsCommunity Resilience inAction, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,Grailville Retreat and ProgramCenter, 932 O’Bannonville Road,Inspired by the Awakening theDreamer, Changing the DreamSymposium and the TransitionMovement, people are comingtogether taking local action toincrease community resilience inresponse to global challenges.Free. Reservations required.683-2340; bit.ly/TXhOZQ. Love-land.
Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, fourth-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy.Family friendly. $5. 652-0286;www.atacincinnati.com. An-derson Township.
NaturePlayScape Outdoor Social, 1-3p.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, PlayScape. Bring yourfavorite mug for hot cocoa andwinter nature fun. Programs arefor children 12 and under withan adult. Members are free.Non-members pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.
RecreationMen’s Open Basketball, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Meadowview Ele-mentary School, 5556 MountZion Road, Facilitated by BruceBrunetti. Men ages 25 and up.$40. Presented by Miami Town-ship Parks and Recreation.248-3727.Miami Township.
MONDAY, FEB. 4Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 7-9 p.m., MiamiTownship Civic Center, 6101Meijer Drive, Miami Room.Learn latest line dances alongwith some old favorites inhigh-energy class for adults. $6.Presented by Miami TownshipParks and Recreation. 248-3727;
www.miamitwpoh.gov.MiamiTownship.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., LemingHouse, 5951 Buckwheat Road,Summer Rackley leads high-intensity workout. Latin dancesteps. Ages 18 and up. $25 for sixweeks. Presented by MiamiTownship Parks and Recreation.248-3727; www.miamitwpoh-.gov.Miami Township.
Home & GardenFlower Arranging, 6:30-8 p.m.,Miami Township Civic Center,6101Meijer Drive, Donna Stamp-er from Jay’s Garden Centerteaches how to make arrange-ment with fresh flowers. In-cludes all materials. Bring scis-sors. $25. Reservations required.Presented by Miami TownshipParks and Recreation. 248-3727;www.miamitwpoh.gov.MiamiTownship.
Music - CabaretSinatra Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tong’s Thai Restaurant, 1055Main St., With Matt Snow, “TheCincinnati Sinatra.” Doors open4:30 p.m. Free. 248-2999.Mil-ford.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 101 S. Lebanon Road,Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No churchservice attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.org.Milford.
EducationIntro to Computing, 7-9 p.m.,Milford Junior High School, 5735Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road,Basic computer class teachingcomponents of computer in-cluding operating system,terminology and navigating inWindows. Ages 18 and up. $35.Reservations required. Present-ed by Miami Township Parks andRecreation. 248-3727; www.mia-mitwpoh.gov.Milford.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.
Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.
NatureHerpetology Program, 7 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Greater Cincinnati Herpe-tological Society discusses rep-tiles and amphibians. Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711.Union Township.Volunteer Exploration Ses-sion, 10-11 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, VisitorCenter. Discover the manyvolunteer opportunities avail-able including teaching youth,leading hikes, working outdoorsand more. Ages 18 and up. Free.831-1711. Union Township.Maple Sugaring Days forHomeschool Families, 10a.m.-noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Guided hike insugarbush, look into NativeAmerican origins of sugaringand visit to Sugar House. $5,free ages 2 and under. Regis-tration required. 831-1711. UnionTownship.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7Drink TastingsAmore Italiano Style Valen-tines Wines, 6-9 p.m., WinedogFine Wines & Fine Art, 451AOhio Pike, Featuring Cliff Roah-rig of Bowling Green Beverage.Hors d’oeuvres by Two ChicksWho Cater. Music by WayneLeussen, steel guitar. $19.75.Reservations required. 888-288-0668; www.winedog.com.Anderson Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.
NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Members free:
Non-members pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711, ext. 125;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.How Children Learn: NaturePlay and Informal ScienceLearning, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Learn how research,funded by the National ScienceFoundation, is giving us a betterunderstanding of the role ofnature play in helping childrendevelop science skills. Ages 18and up. $13, $5 members. 831-1711. Union Township.
On Stage - TheaterWho’s Afraid of VirginiaWoolf, 7 p.m., Anderson HighSchool, 7560 Forest Road, TitusAuditorium. Edward Albee’splay delves into issues thatevoke powerful emotionalresponses. Cast of only four. $10.Reservations required. Present-ed by Anderson Theatre. 232-2772; www.andersontheatre-.com. Anderson Township.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.
Community DanceDaddy Daughter ValentineDance, 6:30-8:30 p.m., MiamiTownship Civic Center, 6101Meijer Drive, Includes crafts andsnacks. $25, $20 residents forcouples; $5 each additionaldaughter. Reservations required.Presented by Miami TownshipParks and Recreation. 248-3727;www.miamitwpoh.gov.MiamiTownship.
Dining EventsFish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. MaryChurch - Bethel, 734-4041.Bethel.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $5. 237-4574. Amelia.
On Stage - StudentTheaterRomeo & Juliet, 7 p.m., An-derson High School, 7560 ForestRoad, Titus Auditorium. WilliamShakespeare’s classic story oftwo young, star-crossed loverstrapped between their owndesires and their feuding fam-ilies. Directed by Ian Bond,Cincinnati Shakespeare Compa-
ny member. $10. Reservationsrequired. Presented by An-derson Theatre. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.
SATURDAY, FEB. 9Art EventsExplorations of the Divine: AVisual Art Contemplation byThree YoungWomen Artists,3-5 p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Part of Macy’s ArtSampler. Works by Amy Tuttle,Marjorie Bledsoe and MeganSuttman-Divelbiss. Focuses onjourney of women grapplingwith understanding of thedivine, its effect on their dailylife and the expression of divinein art. Free. Reservations re-quired. 683-2340; bit.ly/Zguv7m.Loveland.
Community DanceDaddy Daughter ValentineDance, 6:30-8:30 p.m., MiamiTownship Civic Center, $25, $20residents for couples; $5 eachadditional daughter. Reserva-tions required. 248-3727;www.miamitwpoh.gov.MiamiTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $5. 237-4574. Amelia.
Holiday - Mardi Gras30+ Catholic Singles MardiGras Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,Cafeteria. Doors open 7:30 p.m.Includes appetizers and twodink tickets. Additional beer andwine available. Costumes arewelcomed, but not required.$15. Presented by 30+CatholicSingles. 846-8189; www.thir-typluscs.catholicweb.com.Anderson Township.
Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, Free.943-4637; greatscottdiner.com.Amelia.
NatureVolunteer Exploration Ses-sion, 10-11 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,Free. 831-1711. Union Township.
On Stage - TheaterWho’s Afraid of VirginiaWoolf, 7 p.m., Anderson HighSchool, $10. Reservations re-quired. 232-2772; www.an-dersontheatre.com. AndersonTownship.
Religious - CommunitySacred Path: A LabyrinthWorkshop, 12:30-3:30 p.m.,Grailville Retreat and ProgramCenter, 932 O’Bannonville Road,Guidance from Tracy Jo Duck-worth, licensed massage thera-pist and certified Yoga teacher.Learn to use silence, guidedmeditation, prayer and move-ment to experience the sacredspace of the Labyrinth. $25.Reservations required. 683-2340;bit.ly/SknLSO. Loveland.Valentine’s Dinner, 6-8:30 p.m.,Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,Candlelight Italian dinner withchoice of lasagna or spaghetti,salad, breadsticks, beverage anddessert. Door prizes and silentauction to raise funds for youthgroup mission trip to EagleRanch in Copperhill, Tenn. Ages21 and up. $10. Reservationsrequired. 231-4301. AndersonTownship.
SUNDAY, FEB. 10Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, $8, $4 ages10 and under. 831-9876.Milford.
On Stage - StudentTheaterRomeo & Juliet, 2 p.m., An-derson High School, $10. Reser-vations required. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Cincinnati Nature Center at Long Branch Farm and Trails, 6926 Gaynor Road, will hosta Groundhog Day Hike for Families from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Families canlearn to whistle like a woodchuck and search for signs of the illusive groundhog, thenenjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows. Cost is $6, $2 for members, and registration isrequired. For more information, call 831-1711 or visit www.cincynature.org.
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JANUARY 31, 2013 • BETHEL JOURNAL • B3LIFE
Every student who would like to receive financialaid from any college in the U.S. must completea Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA). If you need help completing the 2013-2014 FAFSA, you are welcome to take advantageof this free program at Clermont College,regardless of where you plan to attend college.College Goal Sunday is February 10, from 2-4 p.m.
When I chatted withLarry, I found out justhow important education,food, family and friendsare to him. Larry grewup on the south side ofChicago and came fromhumble beginnings. Hisgeneration, like mine,was first to graduatecollege. Larry grew upcooking for his brotherswhile his parentsworked.
“Dad trained all fourof us boys to be entrepre-neurs who make a differ-ence,” he said.
Larry worked in res-taurants starting at age12. His educational jour-ney brought him to Cin-cinnati, and he’s stillmaking a differencethrough his work and,interestingly enough, hiscooking, both at home forhis wife and kids, and at
UC. Larry cooks fromscratch and preservesjars and jars of food.He’s legendary for bring-ing staff and studentstogether through quar-terly foodie events. Lastfall he made 400 poundsof potato salad and slawfor a barbecue event.This is his way of teambuilding. By bringingstudents and staff togeth-er to share his food, cam-araderie abounds every-one starts out on a trust-ful, friendly footing.
Larry is a spontaneousand generous cook, andshares his Findlay Mar-ket award-winning bar-becue sauce today.Wouldn’t this be delishbrushed over a big slabof ribs for the SuperBowl!
Bubba/LarryJohnson’s barbecuesauce
30 oz. ketchup60 oz. tomato sauce1 tablespoon chili powderseasoning
1⁄2 cup Frank’s RedHotcayenne pepper sauce
1⁄2 cup raspberry or applecider vinegar
2 teaspoons cumin4 cups packed dark brownsugar
3 tablespoons Old Bayseasoning
1 finely chopped garlic clove
Larry’s words of wis-dom: “When I make
something I try to un-derstand the ‘theory’ ofthe dish so I don’t followrecipes closely. Rather, Iunderstand what makesthe essence of the dish Iam trying to create and Iadjust components toaccommodate what I amtrying to create to makesomething unique. In thisrecipe I’m trying to makebarbecue sauce that istangy, sweet, with a littlebite and unique flavors.The ketchup and vinegarprovides tang. The darkbrown sugar providessweetness, and usingdark brown sugar pro-
vides a richness youwon’t get from othersweeteners. The heat andunique flavors comefrom hot sauce andspices. Finally, garlicadds a component notusually found in barbe-cue sauces. Adjust pro-portions to meet yourtastes. Once you havemixed all ingredients
together and let simmeron the stove under slowheat for two to threehours, the sauce getsthicker and flavors allmeld into a rich sauce. Asit simmers, stir peri-odically or sugar in saucewill burn, but if it burns alittle all is not lost, you’lljust have a nice, smokyflavor.”
Preheat oven to 450degrees. Toss shrimpwith garlic and enougholive oil to coat. Spreadon sprayed baking sheet.Roast three minutes and
turn. Continue to roastjust until shrimp areopaque and firm, anothercouple of minutes. Don’tovercook as residual heatwill continue to cookthem. Season and sprin-kle with parsley. Chill atleast two hours beforeserving.
Firecracker sauceAll I can say is this is
addictive.Whisk together:
1 cupmayonnaise1⁄4 cupMae Ploy sweet chilisauce
Up to 1 tablespoon Srirachaor other hot sauce(optional)
Lemon juice to taste: startwith a tablespoon and gofrom there
Hanky pankiesCheck out my blog for
this “American table”heirloom recipe.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
‘Cooking Provost’ shares BBQ sauce
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Larry Johnson, provost at the University of Cincinnati,preserves jars of food he cooks from scratch. THANKS TOLARRY JOHNSON
Like many folks, MarkSchutte has hobbies andinterests to occupy hisfree time.
The 28-year-old GreenTownship resident col-lects and restores antiquetractors, tinkers withscale models and is learn-ing the ropes of farming.
A couple of years ago,while restoring a 1986Ford 1710 offset tractorwith his father, Schuttediscovered a new interest– website development.
“There are all kinds ofhobbies out there,” hesaid. “I thought, ‘Why notcreate a sitewhere every-one who has a hobby canshare their interests witheach other?’”
For the past two yearshe’s been working tolaunch his website, Uni-versal Stop. The site,found atwww.universalstop.com,is now fully functionaland ready for any and allhobbyists.
Schutte, who is a policeofficer in Cincinnati Dis-trict 3, said he’s lovedtractors since he was achild, and he has a specif-ic interest in Ford offsettractors because theywere only manufactured
for a few years and arerare to find.
He said Ford onlymade 600 of the1710mod-el, and he owns three ofthem.
The idea for the web-sitewasbornwhilehewasrestoring his 1986 model,he said. Since Ford didn’tproduce many 1710 offsettractors, he said partswere hard to come by andit took quite some time totrack down the parts heneeded. And when he fi-nally finished the project,he said it was difficult tofind places to showcasethe restored tractor.
That’s when he real-ized it would be helpful ifthere was a social net-working website givinghobbyists a forum forsharing photographs, dis-cussing ideas and chat-ting about their interests.
“On Universal Stop, Icanuploadphotosandtalkwith other people who areinterested in tractors,”Schutte said.
Hobbyists can join thesite for free, create theirown profile pages andthen communicate withothermemberswhosharesimilar interests. So far,Universal Stop has fo-rums and chat rooms for40 different topics of in-terest, which are called
“hubs” on the site.Schutte said there are
hubs for everything fromboating and gardening, tocigars and stamps. Someother hubs on the site in-clude automobiles, pets,fitness, beer and wine,jewelry, film-making,trains, literature, cookingand vinyl records.
“Everyone has differ-ent hobbies, sowecanaddhubs for any hobby,” hesaid.
“My aunt recently tookan interest in pottery andshe asked if we could in-clude a hub for pottery, sowe added a pottery hub.”
Green Township resident Mark Schutte, who collects andrestores antique tractors as a hobby, has created a socialnetworking website where people can share photos,engage in forums and chat about their different hobbiesand interests. KURT BACKSCHEIDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
B4 • BETHEL JOURNAL • JANUARY 31, 2013 LIFE
Do you know whatrights you have if thenew vehicle you leasesuddenly starts havingmajor problems?
An area man took hisvehicle back to the deal-ership several times –for more than a year –but complains the prob-lem never went away.
George Spinner ofPleasant Ridge said heleased his new vehicle atthe end of 2011. Althoughhe loved the car’s stylingand interior he soon hadproblems with stalling.
“The car started dy-ing at stop lights or ifyou stopped in traffic. Italso would hesitate andlose power. Sometimes itwouldn’t go above 3,000RPMs or 25 miles anhour,” Spinner said.
Spinner took the carto his dealership severaltimes and, althoughparts were replaced, thedealer could not repro-duce the problems.
“The car produced nocomputer codes. Occa-sionally it would do allthose things, but they
were in-consistent.You coulddrive for aweek andit’ll be fineand then,all of asudden, itwould do itthree orfour times
a day,” Spinner said.Over a period of sev-
eral months the dealer-ship replaced severalfuel sensors and fuelpumps, but the problemdidn’t go away. Then, thelast time Spinner says ithappened, it was scary.
“The car starts jerki-ng back and forth. I gotoff the highway onRoute 4 and the carstalled at the light. Ialmost got in an accidentbecause of it becausecars behind me werecoming and I just had achance to pull over,” hesaid.
Spinner said he has astack of service recordsto prove the vehicle justis not safe. In fact, he
says, he’s afraid to driveit. While the averageyearly miles put on avehicle is about 12,000miles, Spinner has onlyput a little more than4,700 miles on his car.
What about the newcar Lemon Law, whichdeclares a vehicle to belemon if it’s in the shopmore than three timesfor the same problemwithin one year or 18,000miles? It applies toleases as well as pur-chases and Spinner didfile a claim with themanufacturer. He ar-gued his problems cer-tainly affect the safety,value or use of the vehi-cle, as required by thestatute. But, he says, themanufacturer denied theclaim because it be-lieved all the repairs hadfixed the vehicle.
After that latest in-cident in which he al-most got into an acci-dent, Spinner broughtthe car back to the deal-ership again. He alsobegan filing with theBetter Business Bu-
reau’s Auto Line Pro-gram.
“At this point, the wayI see it I really don’twant this car back be-cause it’s unsafe. Itclearly, to me, qualifiesfor a Lemon Law,” hesaid.
Fortunately that lastincident prompted themanufacturer to call himand say it will take backthe vehicle under theLemon Law. Spinnersays he still loves thatmodel car, but just wantsto get another one.
Remember, if youhave a new vehicle andfeel it qualifies as a lem-on under the law, youcan file a claim with theBetter Business Bu-reau’s Auto Line Pro-gram. It can act as athird-party mediator ifyou have a problem withthe manufacturer.
Howard Ain answers con-sumer complaints weekdayson WKRC-TV Local 12. Writeto him at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.
Lemon Law also applies to leased vehicles
HowardAinHEY HOWARD!
The wind chill thismorning was belowzero. It is painfully coldoutside and a numberof schools were on atwo-hour delay. I don’tknow how much warm-er it is at 10 a.m. than8:00 a.m., but I guess itis. Meteorologists aresaying temperaturesare as much as 25 de-grees below normal.It’s not just painfullycold, it’s dangerouslycold.
We’ve also had somehigh winds recentlyand that can mean pow-er outages. That is aserious safety concernin severely cold weath-er. When the wind chillis below zero and yourfurnace is off, the in-door temperature willdrop very quickly. It
can be-comedanger-ous tostay inyourhomeafteronly afewhours.You
must be able to call forhelp.
Unfortunately, whenthe power is out, cord-less and digital phonesdon’t work. Many sen-iors do not have cellphones - and cellphones run out of pow-er anyway. A cordlessphone is false security.In fact, even a cordedphone with a built-inanswering machinemay not work withoutelectricity. Test it byunplugging the electri-cal cord and see if thephone still works.
Everyone that getstheir phone servicefrom a telephone com-pany should keep ano-frills, standard,corded phone in theirhome. If you don’t havea second phone jack,keep the corded phonein your closet and plugit in when the powergoes off. A phone likethis can be purchasedat discount stores forless than $10 and itcould save your life.Unfortunately, if youhave digital phone ser-vice from a cable com-pany, this won’t work.
Digital phone linesdon’t work when thepower is off. I was re-minded of this during apower outage a fewyears ago. We bundledour phone line with ourcable and Internet ser-vice to get a specialprice, but now thephone is dead when thepower is off. I didn’thave a full charge onmy cell phone, so I satin the garage with mycell phone plugged intothe car to talk to a co-worker. (Remember,never run the car motorwith the garage doorsclosed.)
In frigid weather, itcan be dangerous evento walk to a neighbor’shouse. How will you letsomeone know if youneed help? Have a safe-ty plan in place. Makesure you are able tocontact someone orknow that someone ischecking on you. Letyour neighbors knowthat when the power isoff, you cannot call forhelp. Give them a num-ber they can call foryou. If at all possible,have a phone thatworks without electric-ity.
For about $30 to $50you can get an emer-gency radio that is pow-ered by a crank - notbatteries. Some haveflashlights and are ableto charge cell phones,too.
The time to plan foran emergency is beforeit happens - that meansnow.
Linda Eppler is director ofCommunity Services for
Clermont Senior Services.
Winter safetytakes a littlebit of planning
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Howdy folks,The other day I saw a
pileated woodpecker on atree. We could get a goodlook at it. They are sobeautiful. We could hearone pecking on a tree.While I was walkingthrough the woods, by ourplace, I saw a big hole on adead limb. I went over andsaw the chips laying onthe ground. The hole wasbig enough for a squirrelto get in.
Last Wednesday, Jan.16, Ruth Ann and I attend-ed the P.E.R.I. meeting inBatavia at Gramma’sPizza. The new officerswere installed for the newyear. Then next meetingwill be held March 20 atthe Batavia Township Hallon Clough Pike at 11:30a.m. This hall is a verybeautiful building.
We had a couple offriends here for the noonmeal last Thursday. Theywere Mort and Barb. Themenu for the meal wasboiled turnips, Harvardbeets, salad, pork chops,sweet potatoes, bananabread, green tea and lem-on pie for dessert.
One morning last week,while we were eatingbreakfast, I was looking
out thewindowwatchingthe suncomeacross thefield as thecloudsmoved. It isexciting towatch na-ture.
Ruth Ann has beenwanting to look at thepictures we have. Thereare a bunch. So while itwas so cold, we did someand put some into albums.I imagine you folks havebunches of old pictureslike us. One book hadpictures of when I wasworking here at the park.They sure brought backmemories of some goodtimes and showed somehard work. I always likedthe park work and misssome of the activities. TheEast Fork State Park is abeautiful park with lots ofactivities and things to do.One is extra good fishingwith big Crappie and oth-er fish to catch.
I was rolling up someof the plastic fence we useto keep deer and rabbitsout of the garden one daylast week while it was
warm and I had “help.”Chessy would jump on thefence as I pulled it to rollup. When the fence got tooheavy to pull, I saw Ches-sy sitting on it. As I gotcloser to the end shewould jump off, thenwhen I got another oneshe was there to help me.What a blessing she is.
Ruth Ann and I cele-brated our anniversarylast Wednesday of 54years by attending theP.E.R.I. meeting. So lastSaturday at noon, alongwith our friends Tony andKate, we went to RedLobster and had a shrimpmeal. We considered thisour anniversary meal.
Last Sunday afterchurch we went to ourdaughter Deb and Bob’shome to celebrate anniver-saries and birthdays.There are so many specialdays for our family. Therewas both our daughters,sons-in-law, granddaugh-ters, their husbands,grandsons and Ralphie’sKayla, and both greatgrandchildren, plus Bob-bie’s parents and brotherthere. This was a specialtime for us.
Last Monday evening,the Bethel Lions Club
meeting had the specialguest of the Mayor ofBethel Alan Ausman andhis lovely wife, Sharon.The mayor told the clubwhat is in store for theBethel area to beautify thetown and the Lions Clubwill be helping in somesmall way.
The Monroe Grange isstill collecting small bat-teries to give to a handi-capped school, so thestudents can grade themby color and size, thengive them to a companyand receive money forsupplies for their school.So if you have somesaved, give us a call at734-6980.
Last Tuesday, Ruth Ann
had an appointment withDr. Frost to get a toothfilled. This young mandoes a super job. We haveknown him and his familyfor several years.
There is a big sale atthe Clermont County Fair-grounds Jan. 26. So if youmissed the sale, you prob-ably saved some money.The Lewis Auction firm isholding this consignmentsale. They held one lastyear. There will be lots ofequipment. I hope to go.
The Monroe GrangeCard Party will be Feb. 2.It starts at 7 p.m. Themain game is euchre andsome play other tablegames. There are tokenprizes given and food is
available.It doesn’t seem Janu-
ary is about gone. We aremaking dates to do otherthings. On Jan. 30 will bethe Senior Citizens boardmeeting.
Mark your calendar forFeb. 16 for the next BethelLions Club PancakeBreakfast. We havetickets to sell. It is held atthe Bethel-Tate HighSchool.
Start your week bygoing to the house of wor-ship of your choice andpraise the Good Lord. Godbless all. More later.
George Rooks is a retiredpark ranger. Rooks served for28 years with the last five as
manager of East Fork.
Nature is exciting to watch even in middle of winter
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Matt McGrath, a man-ager at LaRosa’s Ameliapizzeria and an Ameliaresident, tied for thirdprize in the contest. Thewinning recipe, by Mi-chelle Maddy of LaRosa’sWhite Oak, now is fea-tured on the LaRosa’sme-nu.
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Bethel UnitedMethodist Church.
BETHELIncidents/InvestigationsBurglaryUnlisted items taken at 309Creekside Drive, Dec. 24.Domestic disputeAt North East Street, Jan. 1.At North East Street, Jan. 6.At East Osborne Street, Jan. 9.Endangering childrenNo other information at 624 W.Plane St., Dec. 18.TheftUnlisted vehicle taken at 307 N.Main St. #1, Dec. 15.Unlisted items taken fromvehicle at 307 N. Main St. , Dec.23.Electric stolen from neighbor'swall outlet at 307 N. Main St.#2, Dec. 24.Medications taken at 3040Angel Drive #908, Dec. 25.Unlisted items taken from truckat 206 Mound St., Dec. 28.Female stated ID used with noauthorization at 200 W. PlaneSt., Jan. 3.Street drain covers taken at areaof South Main at Clark Street,Jan. 3.Snacks and candy taken atSpeedway at 595 W. Plane St.,Jan. 3.A theft from vehicle at 595 W.Plane St., Jan. 5.Coins taken from washer/dryerat 3040 Angel Drive , Jan. 5.Wallet taken from shopping cartat Walmart at 4000 Red Bank
Road, Jan. 9.Batteries, etc. taken fromWal-mart; $30 at 4000 Red BankRoad, Jan. 12.
CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S REPORTSArrests/CitationsZachery C. Hammann, born 1991,2099 Dean Road, Bethel, theft -without consent, 2099 DeanRoad, Bethel, Jan. 17.Kyle WayneWatson, born 1992,325 South Main St., Bethel,fugitive from justice, 4700Filager Road, Batavia, Jan. 20.Jason Randall Scarborough, born1978, 3350 Jenny Lind Road,Amelia, disorderly conduct,3465 Ohio Pike, Bethel, Jan. 21.Janet Rosemary Scarborough,born 1984, 3350 Jenny LindRoad, Amelia, theft, 3465 OhioPike, Bethel, Jan. 21.Phillip Gardner, born 1994, 235Mulberry St., Felicity, illegal use
or possession of drug parapher-nalia, 235 Mulberry St., Felicity,Jan. 22.Phillip Gardner, born 1994, 235Mulberry St., Felicity, possessionof drugs - marijuana, 235Mulberry St., Felicity, Jan. 22.Gary Lee Kiskaden, born 1959,885 Cann Rd, Moscow, Domes-tic Violence - cause belief ofimminent physical harm bythreat or force, 885 CANN RD,Moscow, Jan. 20.
Incidents/InvestigationsBreaking and entering -purpose commit theftoffense/felony unoccupiedstructure - use of forcestealth deception3212 Ohio 756, Felicity, Jan. 18.3212 Ohio 756, Felicity, Jan. 20.Burglary103 Washington St., Chilo, Jan.16.Criminaldamaging/endangering
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charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence. Tocontact your local police department, call:» Bethel, Chief Mark Planck, 722-6491» Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim”Rodenberg, 732-7500
RESIDENTIALIcon Solar Power, Milford, solarpanels, 1023 Richey Road,Franklin Township, $11,300.James Liming, Felicity, alter,3300 McMurchey Road,Franklin Township.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPTriple 2 Road, Judy Driever,Nicholas Driever, et al. toRichard and Ingrid Heithaus,$12,500.Triple 2 Road Judy Driever,Nicholas Driever, et al. toRichard and Ingrid Heithaus,$12,500.983 Triple Two Road, JudyDriever, Nicholas Driever, etal. to Richard and IngridHeithaus, $140,000.1242 Hedge Row Road, Doug-las Streeter, et al. to WellsFargo Bank, NA, $106,667.741Ohio 133, Joshua Brierly etal. to Federal Home LoanMortgage Corp., $33,334.34.
TATE TOWNSHIP306 Campbell Lane, The ParkNational Bank to David andPamela Smith, $28,000.213 Holly Lane, Vernon Eugene
Fancher, Jr, et al. to HSBCBank USA, NA, as Trustee,$33,334.Swope Road, Roy and OllieGrubb, et, al. to Joseph andHolly Broemsen, $51,000.
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James Chain Sr.James Robert Chain Sr., 89,
died Jan. 17. He was a Presby-terian minister.
Survived by children Bob,Don Chain, Ruth Rieger; ninegrandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Preceded indeath by wife Clara Cunning-ham Chain, daughter SusanGrambsch, sisters Irene Mul-horn, Mona Chain, NormaKrause, one grandson.
Services were Jan. 20 atBethel Murdoch PresbyterianChurch. Arrangements byEvans Funeral Home. Memori-als to Bethel Murdoch Presby-terian Church.
Wilma StutzWilma Ann Stutz, 73, Felici-
ty, died Jan. 24.She was a member of the
Order of the Eastern Star,Clermont Chapter 135, andFelicity Christian Church.
Survived by husband HubertStutz; children Donna Adams,Michele, David, Douglas,
Robert Stutz; siblings John,Gary, Fred, Joe, Linda Kirschn-er, Sissy Thompson, WandaPrater; nine grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;many nieces and nephews.
Services were Jan. 26 atFelicity Christian Church.Arrangements by Charles H.McIntyre Funeral Home.Memorials to: Felicity ChristianChurch, P.O. Box 102, Felicity,OH 45120.
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Daniel L. Sommer Jr., 35, 5945Hunt Road, Blanchester, truckdriver, and Tonya Meeks, 31,5945 Hunt Road, Blanchester,bank teller.
Paul Mason, 29, 2195 Ohio222, Bethel, park maintenance,and Brittany Hance, 19, 2195Ohio 222, Bethel, park mainte-nance.
Brian Fox, 45, 186 Second St.,Williamsburg, veterans serviceofficer, and Jennifer Jansen, 43,186 Second St., Williamsburg,R.N.
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Clermont County highschool juniors have an op-portunity to participate ina post-secondary educa-tion program designed tosharpen, enhance and de-velop personal/team lead-ership skillswhile provid-ing experiential learningin community subjectssuch as government, in-frastructure, health andhuman services, safetyand justice.
TheLOOK toClermontYouth Leadership pro-gram is housed at TheOhio State University Ex-tension, ClermontCounty,within the 4-H Youth De-velopment Program. TheLOOK to Clermont 4-HClubis“PreparingTomor-row’s Leaders Today.”
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When Elizabeth “Bet-ty” Robinson turned 100Jan. 18, she was inter-viewed by local televisionnews crews.
“It was a thrill,” shesaid. “There aren’t toomany who are 100. I wasborn in 1913.”
On Jan. 19, a steadystream of family andfriends brought birthdaygreetings, flowers, andshared memories at anopen house where shelives with her daughter,Joyce Short, in GoshenTownship. More than 100birthdaycards– includingone from President Oba-ma – were neatly stackedin a box alongside herchair.
“This is truly special,”Short said. “We havemany great memories.When I was in the sixth-grade, she used to makethings for my basketballteam.”
Robinson proudly un-rolledayellowed, tatteredbirth record which showsshe was born ElizabethKrebs Jan. 18 in Hazel-wood – a Blue Ash neigh-borhood.
What’s it like living100years?
“I don’t know, it wentshort; pretty fast,” shesaid. “I had a good moth-er.”
Sheremembereddanc-ingwith her dadwhen shewas a girl. He told every-body he loved to dance.Robinson brought thatlove for dancing with herwhen she married JohnRobinson in1932.Shesayshe likedtodancetoo.Theywere good enough todance on WKRC-TV backin the1940s.Her son, JohnJr., says they danced fivenights each week.
“I lay in the back seatof the car while theydanced. This day and ageyou wouldn’t be able to dothat,” John Jr. said. “Iwatched them on TV.Theyweregooddancers. Ithink that’swhyshe is still
spry.”Robinson agrees the
dancing probably kepther young, but her hus-band passed away in1964.
“He didn’t last long be-cause he had a bad heart,”said Robinson, who neverremarried. “I livedbymy-self for a long time.”
It was only a year ago,after she injured her footin a fall, that shemoved inwith her daughter. Robin-sonworkedatOurLadyofMercy Hospital in Marie-mont for more than 20years before retiring ashead dietician there in1975. She had some funnymemories to share fromher time there too. Likethemorning shewas driv-ing up the hospital drive-way and saw and lookedup in the trees.
“I lookedand I thought:‘What in the world is inthat tree?’” Robinson re-called. “When I got closerI saw a man had jumpedout thewindowandhewasin the tree.”
She toldhowtwoyoungboys that worked therehelped cut him loose. An-other time Robinson gotstuck, but not in a tree.She rolled the food serv-ing cart onto an elevatorand the elevator droppedhalfway between twofloors and stuck.
“I’ll tell you what hap-pened,” shesaid. “I lookedup and these two doctorswere there and said: ‘Bet-ty, what the heck are youdoing down there?’ WellI’m trying to get out ofhere. So, two doctors gotme out of there that day.We had fun.”
Robinson started outdriving a three-pedalModel T at age 17, helpeddeliver flowers from hermom’s greenhouse to a fu-neral home, took a bus tocollege, and eventuallygot on an airplane–“Once,” she said – to flytoFlorida. Shemadecorn-bread every night for herhusband – no matter howhot theweatherwas.Theydidn’t have air condition-ing. While the kids lovedthe apple crisp she madefor them, she lovesSchwann’s Ice Cream.
“This means every-thing tome,” said her son,John Jr., who is 77. “Itamazes me what she’sseen in her lifetime; fromhorse and buggy, to manon themoon and space ex-ploration. She’s seen it all.She can remember wayback.”
Betty remembers hermom’s big greenhouse,her son John workingthere when he was onlyfour, and how he knew thecost of every flower theysold by the timehewas14.
“And his house still hasflowers,” Robinson said.
All Robinson has seen,100 years of memories,and what is her mostamazing memory?
Turns out she countsher children as the mostamazing thing she eversaw.
A close-up look at the 100-year-old birth record ofElizabeth "Betty" Krebs Robinson - entry No. 328CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Betty Robinson celebratedher 100th birthday Jan. 18with her daughter, JoyceShort, and son, JohnRobinson (in back). CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY
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A1932 wedding photo ofBetty Robinson and JohnRobinson Sr. CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY
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Betty Robinson sat and shared stories with visitors at her 100th birthday celebration Jan. 19 at her Goshen Townshiphome. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
